About This Role
This role involves performing a variety of semi-skilled maintenance tasks and operating equipment for the construction, operation, repair, and upkeep of City water, sewer, street, and storm drainage facilities and systems, as well as general facility and landscape maintenance.
Responsibilities
- Perform a variety of semi-skilled maintenance work
- Operate a variety of equipment in the construction and maintenance of city facilities
- Operate and maintain City Parks, landscaping facilities, water, sewer, street, and storm drainage facilities and systems
- Repair and maintain Parks, landscape, water, sewer, street, and storm drainage facilities and systems
Requirements
- Knowledge of equipment, facilities, materials, methods, and procedures used in maintenance, construction, and repair activities
- Skill in operation of some of the listed tools and equipment
- Ability to perform heavy manual tasks for extended periods of time
- Ability to work safely
- Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, other departments, and the public
- Ability to understand and carry out written and oral instructions
- High school education or GED equivalent
- Two years of increasingly responsible experience relating to construction, maintenance, or repair; or any equivalent combination of education and experience
Benefits
- 10 vacation days
- 14 holidays
- 10 sick leave days
- 100% employee-covered medical, dental, and vision plans
- Life insurance
- Members of the California Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) (Classic and PEPRA Tiers depending on hire date)
- Deferred compensation plan City match (up to 4%)
- Aflac and Cafeteria Plan
- Wellness Incentive Program
Important Details
- Schedule: work hours are based on seasonal conditions; flexible work hours of shifts are possible (5-day work week) with weekend and evening hours
Work Environment
- The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in outside weather conditions. The employee frequently works near moving mechanical parts and is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and vibration. The employee occasionally works in high, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and risk of electrical shock.
